moela
/ˈmwɛ.lɐ/
The verdict
“moela” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,432 among 1,087 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,432
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,087
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado de bêbado, embriagado
Corpus desk
Index PT-moela · moela · Portuguese
moela · rank #70,432 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,432
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,087
- PHOTO-FINISH montanhista
Nearest frequency peer: montanhista (+3 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “moela”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- meada
meada
29,586 corpus weight
- mecenato
mecenato
29,584 corpus weight
- mentol
mentol
29,579 corpus weight
- moela
moela
29,569 corpus weight
- montanhista
montanhista
29,566 corpus weight
- naturista
naturista
29,549 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “moela” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moela |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmwɛ.lɐ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #70,432 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “moela” em português
Rare enough to double-check
moela is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,432 among 1,087 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmwɛ.lɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for moela, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is moela, spelled M-O-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1estado de bêbado, embriagado
- 2parte posterior do estômago de diversos animais, com a função de triturar o alimento; ventrículo
- 3iguaria preparada com moela de aves, especialmente de galinha
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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